Which to use
“répétitif” and “répétitifs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,132
- “répétitif” frequency rank
- #45,854
- “répétitifs” frequency rank
- 74986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répétitif | répétitifs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se répète. | Masculin pluriel de répétitif. |
Same sound, different letters: répétitif vs répétitifs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. répétitif runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against répétitifs's 10 (CVCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: répétitif vs répétitifs
This is the hard kind. répétitif and répétitifs are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pe.ti.tif\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “répétitif” sits inside “répétitifs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répétitif is recorded at frequency rank #29,132, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pe.ti.tif\. répétitifs is at rank #45,854, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.pe.ti.tif\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74986, this pair ranks #35,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répétitif vs répétitifs
Shared letters: fiprté. Private to "répétitif": -. Private to "répétitifs": s.
"répétitif" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "répétitifs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "répétitif" for "répétitifs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "répétitif" vs "répétitifs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "répétitif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répétitifs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répétitif" and "répétitifs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répétitifs vs répétitives". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.